Coral

[jeff of pa]

I always assumed this is Coral.

Can anyone Confirm that it is ?

 

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[dudes2112]

Looks like what I always thought coral looked like. But I haven't the foggiest idea. I do like the snake looking one though. 8)

Dudes

 

[jeff of pa]

Color is off on them. their actually off white.

The Snake is a Hollow Shell. open at the wede end.

 

[KevGA]

Jeff,

The other pieces definately appear to be, I'm not usre about the snake. My wife is finishing up her degree in marine biology, I'll show her the pic tomorrow and get her opinion.

Kevin

 

[searcher]

yep coral. (thats what the book says anyway) since its hollow i think the "snake" is a sea worm of some sort.. many different kinds..
pretty cool fossil finds!!! ? whats the thing holding the two pieces together in pic oo7? is it metal
searcher

 

[jeff of pa]

Thats a Branch from a Shrub of some type. the Coral grew around it.

 

[searcher]

you mean the shrub grew through the coral right?? unless it was an underwater shrub... lol
searcher

 

[bakergeol]

Kind of look like Bryozoa- fossil to recent

Bryozoans, or "moss animals," are aquatic, mostly marine, colonial organisms, superficially rather like coral. A few to many millions of these individuals may form one colony. The colonies range from millimeters to meters in size, but the individuals that make up the colonies are tiny; usually less than a millimeter long. Usually they encrust rocky surfaces, shells, or algae. The colonies may be soft-bodied or calcareous like corals. It is the latter that are most often fossilized. There are about 5000 living species, with several times that number of fossil forms known.




http://www.udel.edu/dgs/Paleontology/DE_K_pal/palpages/Bryozoa2.html

George

 

[jeff of pa]

you mean the shrub grew through the coral right?? unless it was an underwater shrub... lol
searcher

Yea Searcher, I'm Not Shure which way. but the stick is almost like wire, except that if you bend it,
? it will pop back to its original shape.

? ?Again, These were Finds? My Grandmother & GrandFather, made,? Back in the early 60's.
? ? ?and Gave to me.


George ; Thanks for the site.

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[searcher]

interesting!! maybe a root? pretty cool anyway.
good call George!
searcher

 

[Kent FL]

Hey Jeff...If that `root` looking thing has a bit of a purple/blue tint,might be part of a `sea fan`. Soft coral that grows like a skinny palm fron. Kent

 

[jeff of pa]

No Kent, it's black in color, & when I scrape my fingernail against it,
It feels like it's Petrified.